Gardner MA Fire Department Showing off Highly Anticipated Equipment Thanks to grants and other funding, a major equipment upgrade will occur in the late Fall of this year and Spring of next year. The Gardner Fire Department posted, “We have recently ordered 3 new pieces of Fire Apparatus. The 3Continue Reading

Watch a video recognized by Homeland Security as an excellent training resource, CLICK HERE, or listen to the AUDIO on any device. CLICK PLAY. Gardner MA Public Schools Running Active Shooter Drills in April 2023 In a letter to the Gardner Public School Community, Superintendent Mark Pellegrino and Director ofContinue Reading

Gardner MA Police Department Welcomes Officer 3-27-23 Gardner PD posted, “The Gardner PD would like to welcome our newest member, Officer Angel Espada. Officer Espada graduated Friday from the Boylston Police Academy as a member of the 31st Recruit Officer’s Course (ROC). During his 23 weeks of training at theContinue Reading

Power Being Restored – Some Still Hard Hit in Greater Gardner MA Area communities are still recovering from the Storm of 2023. Statewide, 29,215 are without power. Hardest hit as of 8:00am on March 15, 2023 are the following communities with the number of residents and percentage without power: WinchendonContinue Reading

Gardner MA Mayor Nicholson Out with DPW Plow in Gardner MA The Gardner Mayor was able to observe storm operations first-hand as he did a ride-along with DPW on the morning of March 14, 2023. The Mayor spoke to us from the road. Listen on any device. CLICK Play WhileContinue Reading

UPDATE 3/14/23 10:21pm – There are some power outages in the area. As of the most recent update, 35,999 customers in Massachusetts without power including Gardner: 278 (3%), Westminster: 764, Hubbardston: 690 Winchendon: 4225 (95%), Ashby: 1306 (90%) Barre; 21 Latest Map, CLICK HERE. Most affected areas of the stateContinue Reading

Monday Through Wednesday Storm Could be Big in Greater Gardner MA Gardner Fire Department posted on Sunday March 12, 2023, “Looks like we are going to get an old fashioned Nor’Easter. Heavy wet snow and high winds are forecasted for our area from Monday night into Wednesday morning. The potentialContinue Reading

March to Success – Projects and Progress Interview with Mayor Michael Nicholson With so much happening in the Chair City, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of it all. Fortunately, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson agreed to help us out. This interview with Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson is March to SuccessContinue Reading

“Make sure you have Smoke Detectors placed throughout your house. ” – Chief Lagoy Gardner MA Fire Chief Greg Lagoy Speaks on the Operations of the Gardner Fire Department Listen to the Interview on any device. Click Play. Gardner Fire Chief Greg Lagoy spoke to us about the current operationsContinue Reading

Gardner MA Fire Department Proactive Efforts Proactive Efforts to Save Lives The Gardner Fire Department wants to save lives by encouraging the use of working Smoke Detectors which cut your risk of dying in a fire by 50%. They posted this link of a Facebook video showing how fast aContinue Reading

Dangerous Wind Chill of -40 in Greater Gardner MA for Friday and Saturday from the Gardner MA Fire Department: “Very dangerous cold weather temperatures coming from Friday until Sunday morning with very strong winds and wind chills to 40 below zero. Please use extreme caution and dress appropriately if youContinue Reading

4 Police Agencies Combine Forces to Take Down Drug Dealers in Greater Gardner MA Dealing drugs in Greater Gardner is almost a guaranteed jail cell as area Law Enforcement is proving extremely adept at catching crooks. From the Gardner PD: “On 2/2/2023 the Gardner Police Department, along with the HubbardstonContinue Reading

Visit our Greater Gardner Weather Center Warming Centers Activated Due to Expected Frigid Temperatures Gardner City Hall posted, “City Announces Warming Center For Expected Frigid Weekend Due to the upcoming frigid forecast, a warming center will be available on Friday, Feb. 3rd from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at theContinue Reading

Listen on any device. Click Play. Lessons About Gardner History – An Interview with Gardner MA Mayor Michael Nicholson In a revealing interview, we interview Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson to learn more Lessons About Gardner History, how we can learn from the past to have more successes in the presentContinue Reading

K-9 Rocky of the Gardner MA Police Department Already Turns 2 From the Gardner PD: “Today is K9 Rocky’s 2nd birthday! He had his cake and ate it too! Happy birthday K9 Rocky!!” K-9 Rocky and his handler, Officer Josh Willis are valuable members of the Gardner Police Department. FromContinue Reading

Previous Half dozen stories about this storm and earlier in the week are on our Public Safety page, CLICK HERE. Region “Dodges Bullet” as Angelic Pouring Rain Washes Away Ice & Snow from Trees Saying he’d issue a more formal statement later, Gardner Mayor Michael Nicholson stated, “We seem toContinue Reading